The Ultimate Job Hunting Guidebook for Military Veterans by Frank McClain

Author:Frank McClain
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: job hunting military veteran, job seekers, career change, job search, interview questions and answers, negotiating salary guide, interview preparation tips, US federal government and corporate jobs, security clearance, resume preparation
Publisher: Frank McClain
Published: 2018-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER SIX

Dealing with Recruiters

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Milton Berle

Staffing Agencies

For those of us military veteran job-hunters, some methods to get our foot in the door are through company career websites, job fairs, professional networking and external staffing agencies. Sometimes staffing personnel come looking for us to work in an open position.

There are both internal and external staffing offices. Internal recruitment offices use company employees, such as the human resource (HR) department of the company, to recruit employees from within the company, through promotions or position changes. Oftentimes, companies will use internal recruitment first to fill available slots, but if that is unsuccessful, companies will seek help from external recruitment agencies to find candidates for the job. Staffing agencies are external recruitment companies whose main purpose is to connect business needs with qualified personnel who can meet those needs.

Although you will encounter staffing agencies that will do their utmost to connect you to a client (private company or US government agency with the job opening), it's important to realize that whether you are dealing with an internal recruiter of a company or an external staffing agency, they both work for the employer (company client), not for you (the job-hunter).

This does not mean you cannot have a meaningful, professional, repeat relationship with a recruiter of a staffing agency who is helping you land a job. It just means the staffing agency's bread is being buttered by the employer, not you. Therefore, your relationship with a staffing agency recruiter is similar to the relationship a person who is looking to buy a home has with a real estate agent who is representing the seller of the home, not the buyer of the home.

The company client—not the staffing agency—is also the one who is ultimately providing your salary. If you get hired for a job through a staffing agency, the company paying your salary and benefits could be either the staffing agency or the private company client (or US government agency) the staffing agency connected you with. Whichever way you collect our paycheck, the money is originating from the employer with the job opening, not the staffing agency.

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